Thank you so much!! Might be a couple days before I can work on it again. I'll let you know how things go. On 2023-07-07 15:40, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Task manager and/or Resource Manager should show you where your > bottlenecks lie, but sounds like either disk (spinner vs ssd), memory, > or cpu is getting pegged. This should show you what processes are > using said cpu/memory/io, either kill them, or feed them more hardware > resources. The sysinternals tools like process explorer and such are > also helpful in seeing applications and/or system processes freaking > out, including more hidden ones. > > If still a spinner disk, the best thing you could do is get her any > SSD to run the OS and primary apps on alone. > > Could be windoze is just trashed after a while with applications > coming and going, upgrading, breaking stuff, etc. Might be worth > trying a clean restore of the system and/or wiping the disks with > zero's to reset state ala fragmentation or if ssd, needing a reset > with secure erase. > > -mb > > On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 2:29 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> This is mostly off topic given this is a Linux List. >> >> I have two separate work areas in my house. I have my home office >> which >> is doing well. I am using my Linux Ubuntu desktop to send this >> email. >> My Linux machine is hardwired. This is my main box. I also have a >> Win >> 10 Pro laptop that I use to make and edit YouTube videos. My >> editing >> software only works on Win and MAC. This laptop is connected via >> WIFI. >> No Problems. The O/S loads reasonably fast. My video editing >> software >> loads reasonably fast and the rendering process takes a bit but not >> too >> bad. This is a 6 year old HP - nothing fancy and it works. >> >> My wife's office in another spare bedroom and she has a Dell >> mini-tower >> Win 10 ... I want to say pro as well. >> >> Here is where I need help. My wife's dell is very slow and has >> trouble >> with loading Firefox and it takes a while to load YouTube videos. >> Even >> windows takes a while to load which make me think it is a local >> problem >> (the Dell box). >> >> I am reaching out because I do not know how to troubleshoot this >> issue. >> >> Any help much appreciated. >> >> Keith >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss